Thank you for your interest in our Earn-A-Bike (EAB) program. The program started as a result of the public needing transportation that could not found elsewhere in the community. Bicycles not claimed from Police Services and bicycles donated to the Bike Co-op are overhauled and placed in the EAB program.

What

Participants earn a bike by volunteering their services to the community. The Earn-A-Bike program requires participants to volunteer at organizations outside the Co-op. Each participant may earn only one bike per 12 month period.

Bikes can be earned by volunteering twenty hours at a state certified non-profit agency. Another option requires applicants to volunteer ten hours of service with a letter of referral indicating need or hardship. Letters of referral may be obtained from any church organization, humanitarian, government, or social services agency (including the unemployment office).

How

Pick up an Earn-a-Bike application at the Bike Co-op. Applications are limited and dispersed the first of each month and are on a first come first serve basis.

Volunteer at any non-profit organization. If you need help finding an organization, check out the United Way website. They offer many opportunities to help.

Hours volunteered at any organization prior to receiving a Co-op application WILL NOT be accepted.

Volunteer hours must be completed within 60 days of receiving your application.

It is the responsibility of each EAB applicant to notify the Bike Co-op EAB Coordinator of any change in contact information. If we cannot contact you, you will be dropped from the program.

We WILL verify your volunteer hours and check your photo ID before you can receive your bike.

After your hours have been verified, our volunteer mechanics will build you a bike based on the information you provide to us. It may take up to four weeks to build a bike from our supply of used bikes. THE BIKES WILL BE MOUNTAIN BIKES!

The Bike Co-op will attempt to notify you three times to pick up your bike. If you do not respond you will be dropped from the program.